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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Workplace wellness programs SAVE moulah!

Here's my write-up for the American College of Prev Med weekly newsletter...

A new longitudinal study of workplace wellness plans, overseen by Principal Investigator, Dr. Dee Edington at the University of Michigan, found significant cost-savings with the programs. The study, which analyzed expenses and savings of a utility company in the Midwest over nine years, estimated savings of $12.1 million in association with the company’s participation with the wellness program as opposed to the $7.3 million it spent on the program. Indirect costs, such as those for recruitment and for changing food menus, as well as all pharmacy and medical costs were assessed. Cost-savings were further demonstrated using very conservative figures. This study illustrates the importance of wellness plans in the workplace as a cost-savings tool. Of note, Dr. Edington was the ACPM’s KBS Guest Lecturer in 2009. View a write-up of the article at http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=7928

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Dr. Maltz carries a Medical Degree and Master in Public Health from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. She is currently completing a Combined Internal and Preventive Medicine Residency with specific interests in helping her patients and the masses improve their health through lifestyle interventions (including nutrition, exercise, decreasing environmental exposures, etc). Currently, Dr. Maltz is participating in health policy, cancer prevention and environmental health rotations as part of her fourth year of residency. Dr. Maltz looks forward to guiding people through the overwhelming amount of health information available on the web. Salud!!